Most materials expand when they are heated. This expansion is a complicated process that depends on temperature. For example, when ice is heated to the melting point, the volume actually decreases during the phase transition. Even after the ice is melted, water continues to contract until it reaches a minimum volume at about 4°C. Additional […]
Since it began in 1994, TTP Labtech has shown a commitment to innovation, highlighted by its range of products and operational flexibility. Innovation is also apparent in the firm’s staffing. “Out of 100 people, about 75 are in development,” said TTP Labtech Commercial Director Jas Sanghera. The employee-owned, UK-based firm began as a consulting business […]
Company Announcements In January, Battelle announced a strategic investment in CosmosID, which is a metagenomics software company focused on environmental biosurveillance and microbial identification. CLC bio announced that software sales increased 30% in 2011, and operating profit grew more than 50% to over $1 million. A total of 1,500 organizations own licenses to its software, […]
Company Announcements Avantes expanded its UK operations in January, opening an office in Leatherhead, Surrey. In January, FOSS opened a subsidiary in Central America, based in Mexico City, Mexico, bringing the number of FOSS subsidiaries to 27. It was created through the integration of former distributor Operadora ETESA. Product Introductions Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced the […]
Company Announcements ChromaCon granted Knauer a semi-exclusive license in fall 2011 for the Contichrom lab-scale preparative chromatography unit for use in discovery, process development and small-scale production. Bruker disclosed in a fall 2011 SEC filing that it acquired Michrom Bioresources for $3.8 million (see IBO 2/28/11). LabLogic Systems appointed SI Healthcare as a representative for […]
Company Announcements Swedish firm Nanosep declared bankruptcy in November 2011. In January, Quanterix announced a strategic investment and technology agreement with In-Q-Tel for the development of its Single Molecule Array technology to enable simultaneous measurement of both nucleic acids and proteins for the detection of pathogens. Nabsys named Stan Rose, PhD, former CEO of NimbleGen […]
Company Announcements Illumina named Laura Lauman vice president of Marketing in December 2011. She was formerly president of AB SCIEX. In January, Illumina appointed Marc Stapley senior vice president and CFO. Previously, he was senior vice president, Finance, at Pfizer. The Austin Business Journal reported in December 2011 that Thermo Fisher Scientific will hire 150 […]
Responding to the growing instrument market, particularly for life science products, companies continue to expand their operations in India. Life Technologies South Asia Managing Director Devashish Ohri told The Economic Times this month that the firm plans to add up to 100 employees to its Indian operations over the span of this year and next […]
France’s Ministry for Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transportation and Housing has issued a decree requiring the manufacture, importation or distribution of nanomaterials equal to or over 100 grams be reported. The decree also applies to “professional users” and labs that use nanomaterials in those amounts. Reports must be submitted to the French National Agency for Food […]
Under a European Commission recommendation, 15 new chemicals would be added to the list of 33 pollutants for which surface waters must be monitored by member states. The new chemicals consist of six plant protection substances, three chemicals used in biocidal products, two industrial chemicals, one combustion by-product and, for the first time, three pharmaceutical […]
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